Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick released after weekend prison stay
Kilpatrick left the Michigan Corrections Department facility in Detroit Monday morning. He had been locked up there since Friday afternoon.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick heads to federal court in Detroit on Jan. 7.
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DETROIT
Former Detroit Mayor聽Kwame聽Kilpatrick聽has been released from a city lockup where he spent the weekend for violating parole in the 2008 criminal conviction that booted him from office.
Kilpatrick聽left the Michigan Corrections Department facility in Detroit Monday morning. He had been locked up there since Friday afternoon.
He's expected to return Monday to federal court where he's on trial in a separate matter.
The Michigan Corrections Department says聽Kilpatrick聽violated parole by not disclosing all his financial transactions last fall. He still owes Detroit $855,000 in restitution and must report details about his income and expenses.
Kilpatrick聽was convicted of obstruction of justice in 2008 in a scandal involving text messages and an affair with a top aide. He's been on trial on corruption charges since September.